Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758

The more than 500 objects featured here bear witness to the styles and aesthetics of early PA and illustrate the rapid advances that took place in the colony during the late 17th and early 18th cent., not only in the arts but also in commerce, technology, scientific inquiry, and philosophy. Essays: Worldly Goods, by Jack Lindsey; Religion, Politics, and Economics: PA in the Atlantic World, 1680-1755, by Richard Dunn; A Passionate Avocation: The Foreshadowing of a Phila. Scientific Community, 1682-1769, by Edward Carter II; The Development of Painting in Early PA, by Richard Saunders; and Pondering Balance: The Decorative Arts of the Del. Valley, by Jack Lindsey. 594 illus.; 214 in full-color. Oversize. Heavy coated stock. Beautifully designed!